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Today's News

  • Burn ban, drought continue

    Kate Sheridan

    Citizen Correspondent

    A county-wide burn ban enacted by the Levy County Board of County Commissioners was extended for seven more days as drought conditions continue and are expected to continue in the foreseeable future.

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  • Honor a deceased veteran this Memorial Day

     Please send us a photo and a short, typewritten description of your deceased veteran for Memorial Day. 

    Please submit memorials by May 19 for inclusion in the May 25 edition via email to David Davis at ddavis@chieflandcitizen.com., hand deliver or mail typewritten letters to 624 W Park Avenue, Chiefland, FL, 32626.

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  • National Day of Prayer

     The Chiefland Ministerial Association encourages everyone to gather May 4 at noon around the Flag Pole in front of Chiefland City Hall for National Day of Prayer.

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  • Four Lady Indians sign scholarships
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  • Sophomoric thump

    The Chiefland baseball team was twice at the precipice late in its 1A-7 district quarterfinal tilt against Dixie County Monday, needing a play to rescue its hopes of advancing to the semifinal round on Tuesday.

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  • Lady Indians clinch fourth straight playoff berth in softball

    The top-seeded Chiefland softball team was a heavy favorite going into its District 1A-7 semifinal game against fourth-seeded Branford last Tuesday.

    A lot was on the line, however, including a program-best fourth straight state playoff berth, to keep the Lady Indians on their toes for any upset bid the Lady Buccaneers might’ve hoped for.

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  • Baseball districts in Branford

    The Chiefland baseball team opens the District 1A-7 tournament Monday, May 1, at 4 p.m. against Dixie County in Branford.

    The winner plays Tuesday against Trenton.

    The Bears and the defending champion Indians each finished 4-6 in district play and split their pair of regular season meetings, as CMHS avenged a 10-9 road loss in Cross City with a dominant 11-2 win at home over Dixie County on April 11.

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  • Football springs into action

    The Chiefland Indians football team held its first official spring practice Monday at C. Doyle McCall Field. The Indians, led by first-year CMHS head man Adam Gore, play at Wildwood on May 19 at 7 p.m. for their spring game.

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  • County runners dash to regionals

    Six Chiefland sprinters and hurdlers joined the girls’ 4x800 relay team in qualifying for the regional championships in track and field at the District 1A-5 meet at Oak Hall School in Gainesville last Wednesday.

    Michael Weaver advanced in a pair of events as the Chiefland standout finished second in the boys’ 110 meter hurdles (17.87 seconds) and scored third in the boys’ 300-meter dash (46.58 seconds).

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  • Don't call me if a neighbor shoots your dog or cat

    Please don’t call me if your neighbor shoots your dog or poisons your cats. Call law enforcement and if they can’t do anything about it, then I can’t either. For one thing, I am not getting in the middle of a dispute between neighbors. Second, if I interview one neighbor, then I have to interview the other, which never ends well. Third, we don’t have an investigative reporter or other resources.

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